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  • noun Common misspelling of abseil.

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Examples

  • Also why did the humans absail down from galactica when the cylon robots seem to disembark normally?

    Open Thread: #422-423 Daybreak Part 2 2009

  • Navan; a garda helicopter hovered overhead and there were uniformed bizzies on all nearby roundabouts, ramps and even on the overpass bridges, for fear that some crazed conservationists would suddenly absail into Noel's party like

    Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Although at 25m I found this increasingly hard to do, I made it and managed to absail down, limbs shaking.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • We arived at the top of a waterfall that we then proceded to absail down (though the waterfall!!!) a quick swim to the other side and then back up to lunch.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

  • As the morning went on the wires seem to get longer and the things they did to u as they threw you off changed as well. whether it be spining you around or shaking u from side to side. this at 40 metres up is pretty scary but all safe and good fun. the final zip was the longest and one of the longest in the world at over 300 metres, you can build some really good speed and i think i got a video. then the biggest absail of the day also which was good fun as by this point they were having a laugh with you.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • As the morning went on the wires seem to get longer and the things they did to u as they threw you off changed as well. whether it be spining you around or shaking u from side to side. this at 40 metres up is pretty scary but all safe and good fun. the final zip was the longest and one of the longest in the world at over 300 metres, you can build some really good speed and i think i got a video. then the biggest absail of the day also which was good fun as by this point they were having a laugh with you.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

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